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Editor's Picks #269 Nam Henderson2012-06-18T19:54:00-04:00>2012-06-19T23:59:06-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/73/738rkryxdtd020gq.jpg" width="454" height="599" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>Andrew Ferren traveled to Turkey on an architectural pilgrimage, to learn more about the work of a 16th-century architect and engineer named Sinan. VanillaBrice commented "The Sokollu Pasha Mosque is an incredible study of fitting an impressive religious building in a neighborhood setting. The scale and way he controlled the sloping site display his mastery."</p></em><br /><br /><p>
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<a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/50957424/sinan-the-world-s-first-starchitect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andrew Ferren traveled to Turkey on an architectural pilgrimage, to learn more about the work of a 16th-century architect and engineer named Sinan</a>. <strong>VanillaBrice</strong> commented "<em>The Sokollu Pasha Mosque is an incredible study of fitting an impressive religious building in a neighborhood setting. The scale and way he controlled the sloping site display his mastery. I heard that there are pieces of the Kaaba Stone set in some of the door lintels. Visiting this building should be on the "Istanbul To-Do List" of every designer.</em>"</p>
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A piece by Sarah Good year for the Atlantic Cities network <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/51398282/debating-the-root-causes-of-zombie-infrastructure" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">questioned whether bringing the strip malls and other zombie infrastructure of the American landscape back to life really the best that we can imagine?&nbsp;</a><strong>HandsumCa$hMoneyYo</strong> began by agreeing "<em>Oh, that is a beautiful strip mall.&nbsp; I agree with the man, really, it's one of the best. If you really want to get to the root of zombie infrastructure then you need to start looking at zombie money and zombie b...</em></p>